The Exorcist Chapter 36: Burial objects in the lotus vat

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Chapter 36: Burial Objects in the Lotus Tank

“Water tank?” Bao Datong widened his eyes in surprise, “When will a water tank become a cultural relic?”

“It’s possible. If it’s very old.” Wan Li said, “But cultural relics are usually funerary objects unearthed from large tombs. I don’t know archeology, but the funerary water tank seems a bit strange. I heard from others. , in a place like Xi’an, if you just dig with a small shovel, you might be able to find something good, but the water tank – why does it sound so – so -“

“I didn’t say it was a very precious water tank with great archaeological and craft value.” Ruan Zhan said helplessly.

“Then you said it’s a ‘cultural relic’? It sounds so noble!” Bao Datong blinked, “Don’t be so mysterious, okay?”

Ruan Zhan sighed lightly, not knowing what to say. These people only listened to what he said and kept making guesses based on their own ideas, giving him no chance to explain.

“When I say that these three lotus jars are ‘unearthed cultural relics,’ I mean that they were indeed dug out of the soil, and they do have a history of two to three hundred years, or even longer, and they definitely happened. Something strange happened. This is a metaphor, do you understand?”

“That means these three water tanks have no value, and the only thing worth studying is the strange things caused by these three water tanks?” Bao Datong asked.

Ruan Zhan nodded, “Yes. These three water tanks are large and full of lotus flowers. If they have material value, that is, those bright red lotuses painted on the tank surfaces, why can they be buried? It has been in the soil for so many years but it has not changed color.”

“You said these three water tanks are very big, so what are they used for?” Xiaoxia, who had been silent, interjected, “Is it named the lotus tank because it is full of lotus flowers? Or is it used to grow lotus flowers? ? If it’s related to supernatural events, I’ve heard people say that in some places, water jars are used as shelters for the dead, right?”

“Wait!” Wan Li interrupted Xiao Xia and turned to look at Ruan Zhan, “You said there are three water tanks?”

“It’s three.”

“We now have two demons attached to children. There won’t be a third one, right?” Wan Li was shocked. These two were enough to kill people, but three more? Wouldn’t that kill them?

“If you don’t keep asking questions, you will understand after listening to my simple explanation.” Ruan Zhan was tortured by these three people and felt powerless.

This is one of the reasons why he doesn’t like to be close to people. If there are many people making trouble, problems cannot be solved quickly. Sometimes one person can get things done better.

“You say it, we won’t interrupt anymore.” Xiao Xia Lawanli sat on the edge of the bed and glared at Bao Datong again.

Seeing that the three people finally calmed down, Ruan Zhan said slowly, “I just said, because with this address, I found the place where the accident happened quite easily. But people in small places are more superstitious, and The strange incident still left a legacy, so the locals did not dare to talk about it at first. They thought I was looking for trouble just like the reporter from the big city who came five years ago. From this point, we can conclude that Zhang Zixin It is true that he disappeared from this place, at least he came here and did some things that people hate and ghosts hate.”

“It will be easier if we have contact!” As soon as Bao Datong spoke, he received a pair of flying knives from Xiao Xia, and he quickly stopped talking.

“But there must be a brave man under a heavy reward. In addition, something happened in the village at that time. The grandson of the village chief got lost on the mountain on a rainy night. He was a little confused after returning home. It had been noisy for more than half a month. So I helped them, so they told me what happened that year.” Ruan Zhan continued, “Xitoudian is relatively dry, so five years ago, they wanted to build a reservoir, but it was actually just a reservoir. , Fortunately, some water can be stored during the rainy season. For this matter, the county only provided a small financial allocation, and all the labor was provided by the village itself. But because this matter will be beneficial to everyone after it is completed, So as long as they had strong labor force, they all contributed their efforts to dig the reservoir. Everything went smoothly until one day, a villager dug something hard. At that time, everyone was very excited and guessed that it would be a treasure or something. You know The Terracotta Warriors and Horses were accidentally discovered by a farmer when he was digging his own vegetable plot. But just when everyone was looking forward to the prospect of getting rich and famous, a few strong laborers had already dug out the thing buried deep in the soil. As soon as this thing was unearthed , everyone was disappointed and surprised, because they were three locally called lotus tanks, which were not very special or precious. What was strange was why someone would bury such lotus tanks at such a deep place.”

“Let me interrupt.” Bao Datong whispered, and gestured with **** to prove how insignificant his intervention was, “If we dig the reservoir, it should be during the day, but I want to know what day it is and what time it is. Time has allowed that thing to see the light of day, have you asked? This is very important!”

“How could I forget this? After that thing comes out, whether it is evil enough or not, the day and time are very important.” Ruan Zhan said, and then told Bao Datong these details, and added, “Because this matter is too It was so scary that the villagers even remembered that the sky was not very good and extremely gloomy, but it never rained.”

“What’s next?” Wan Li reminded Ruan Zhan to continue.

“The three lotus tanks were one large and two small, with the big one in the middle and the two small ones separated to the left and right, just lying sideways. Although this unearthed thing disappointed everyone, because of its mysterious appearance, The village chief still ordered people to lift the three water tanks out of the pit. After carefully polishing the soil on them, the villagers saw what was different about the lotus tanks. Let’s not talk about the lotus flowers painted on the tanks. Even the lids of the three water tanks are not ordinary things. They are still so fresh after being buried deep for so long, as red as soaked in blood. Generally, the lids of water tanks are made of wood or the same material as the tank body. But these three cylinder heads were made of a kind of light yellow stone, with strange black lines on them like charms. At that time, people said that these cylinder heads were probably made of jade, which would be worth it. Money. When some people said this, others said that the lotus vat was buried so deep and must have been a long time ago. The lid of the vat was just so valuable, so there was no telling whether it contained gold or silver. Looking at the water vat we just lifted When they came up, it took four or five strong men to lift them. There must be a lot of things inside. Since everyone said so, the village chief took the initiative to carry the three water jars to the ancestral temple in the village, and then served them as food after dinner that day. Open the vat in front of the whole village.”

“Big bad news!” Bao Datong said, startling Xiao Xia.

Ever since he heard Ruan Zhan talking about the days and hours, he has been frowning, and he has not counted on his fingers like the Taoist priests in movies and TV shows. I don’t know what he is thinking. At this moment, he heard Ruan Zhan talking about the days and hours. Zhan said that the villagers were opening a vat in the ancestral temple, and suddenly a sentence came out.

“Yes, it’s a serious crime.” Ruan Zhan nodded.

“The day you just told me is the day in the Gregorian calendar. I calculated for a long time before I figured out that that day was originally the seventh day of the seventh lunar month in the lunar calendar.” Bao Datong said, “When they were unearthed, it was cloudy and not raining, so the air condensed. Instead of going, they ended up being carried to the ancestral temple, borrowing the Yin energy there, and not opening the tank until late in the evening. It was simply a matter of time, location, people, and everything else. Not to mention that they were vicious themselves. Things that are not evil can also bring evil. Now it is good, and the evil is getting worse, so we have eaten a lot.”

“Don’t be afraid, we are the terminators of the boss.” Wan Li smiled, “Azhan, please continue, what is in that water tank?”

“That night all the villagers came to the ancestral temple in great excitement and opened the cylinder under the auspices of the village chief. Everyone was very excited at the time, but they didn’t expect that the cylinder lid could not be opened, as if it was blocked by something invisible. It’s as if the thing is sealed, and even asking several of the strongest young men in the village to work together to move it won’t work.

But the more this happened, the more everyone felt that there was a treasure inside, so they tried their best to open the cylinder. It was almost midnight when a reckless young man finally couldn’t stand it anymore and ran home to get a big hammer. He came and wanted to knock off the stone cylinder cover, but it was hot and sweaty. His hand slipped and the hammer hit the big cylinder in the middle, breaking the cylinder into pieces!

As soon as the water tank cracked, the heavy stone cover also collapsed, causing dust to fly on the ground. When the scene calmed down, the people around instinctively dispersed. Only then did everyone see that the water tank was completely broken, and the stone cover was also broken. There was no gold or silver in the tank, only a withered skeleton. It was smashed to pieces by falling rocks!

Many people were frightened at that time. Unexpectedly, they carried someone’s ‘coffin’ to the ancestral temple in the village. They turned around and ran away in fright. But some brave people stayed and took a closer look at the broken jar. They found that the dead bones in the jar were scattered and the teeth were missing. However, there was a golden bell biting between the few still intact teeth. Next to the broken tiles There were several pieces of jewelry buried with him, and there was a whisk with a copper handle engraved with incantations on the ground. It was obvious that he was an old Taoist priest before his death.

With the temptation of gold and silver, and so many people present at the same time, people were not so afraid at once. Even the people who ran to the door came back, curious about the life experience of this veteran and wondering why. Buried in their village, but more of them were greedy and coveted for wealth. We can’t blame them. The natural environment of Xitoudian is harsh, the people are very poor, and naturally they are extremely eager for money. Now that these things have been discovered, although there are not many, everyone suspects that the two small jars are the burial objects of this veteran, and there must be more belongings!

So everyone first put away the belongings around Lao Dao, including the golden bell in his mouth, and then started to open the two small jars. However, for fear of damaging the treasures, they could not smash them like the big jars. . After such discussion, someone tried to move the stone cylinder cover. The strange thing was that it was impossible to open it just now, but now it could be moved easily. When the villagers were surprised and happy, a child’s voice suddenly came from the tank and called “Mom!”

At that time, because the scene was noisy and there were some parents with their children, although everyone was startled, they soon thought it was the children in the village shouting, and their desire for wealth made them ignore it at all. With coaxing, the cylinder cover was lifted. And when those who stood closest saw what was in the tank, they all screamed in surprise, jumped far away, loosened their hands, and the stone tank cover fell again!

This time, the lotus vat was not completely broken, but split into several pieces as if it had been split. There was an unknown silk net mixed in the vat, which made the vat break but not fall apart. From these cracks, everyone saw that there was no gold or silver in the two jars. Instead, there was a five or six-year-old child sitting cross-legged in the jar. Because when they carried the vats into the ancestral temple, they were arranged according to the dug positions, so men were on the left and women were on the right, so they could see clearly.

These two children are not just a pile of dead bones like the old man. Instead, they are brightly dressed, with picturesque and lifelike faces. They sit there cross-legged with their hearts raised to the sky. It is obvious that they themselves are the ones buried with them.

The villagers were frightened and ran home quickly. No one reburied the two children in the middle of the night. But that night, the voices of two children kept shouting in the village, Mom! Mother! None of the dogs in the village barked in the middle of the night, and some villagers were so frightened that they didn’t even dare to get out of bed when they heard a child knocking on the door and calling for mother!

The next morning, when the sun rose very high, the village chief, accompanied by several respected people in the village, led a group of strong laborers to the ancestral temple. They wanted to bring the three digged out people back to the earth, and they also specially invited a local goddess who was said to have magical powers because she was an immortal. But as soon as they approached the ancestral temple, they felt that something was wrong. Not only was there a strong smell of blood, but there was also dark red blood dripping from the door of the ancestral temple into the inside.

Everyone was frightened, but they had to take a look at the situation, so they lit torches in broad daylight and entered the ancestral temple under the leadership of the goddess and the village chief. As soon as I entered the gate, I saw a lot of dead dogs on the ground. Each one had its throat bitten by sharp teeth and sucked all the blood. Not a single dog in the village was spared. I just don’t understand why those dogs died last night without even barking. Got here. In the temple, the appearance of the pair of children who looked as if they were alive had also changed. Except for the blood stains on their mouths, the entire corpses had begun to rot. It seemed that their bodies could no longer be preserved due to exposure to light and air.

The goddess said that because they were protected by the souls of their ancestors, the two little ghosts had left, but because they had been alarmed, they had to be buried in a grand ceremony again, and they had to be buried far away from the village. It’s better to cross a river. This can make things difficult for the people in the village. You must know that Xitoudian is dry land, and the surrounding villages are the same. Besides, if you bury this fierce **** in other people’s homes, others will definitely not agree. If we still have to cross the river, we have to go hundreds of miles to find such a place.

While everyone was discussing what to do, they found three more common lotus jars in the area and put the three ancient corpses in them respectfully, praying that these ghosts and gods would not punish the villagers for their unintentional offense. But this is of no use at all, and the ancestral protection mentioned by the goddess has no effect at all. The old man had never made any trouble, but the voices of the two children appeared again that night, knocking on the door from door to door looking for their mother, and the children’s black fingerprints were found on the doors of some houses the next day. But if it was just like this, it would be okay. In fact, from that day on, people began to die inexplicably in the village. Either someone was walking well, but fell to the ground, hit his head on a stone, and died on the spot, or someone was unknown. Bai hanged himself, and good friends suddenly drew swords on each other. People who were close to the three water tanks at that time were even more crazy and sick. Even the village chief with a super strong character, although he didn’t Big deal, but my wife is crazy.

Now everyone was scared and thought that they would send these three plague gods away no matter what. Their village was very poor, and they originally wanted to share the money by selling the few pieces of jewelry around the old Taoist, but now they realized that they were not destined to receive this unexpected wealth. So he secretly sold the jewelry to an antiquities dealer who came to privately collect antiquities. With the huge income, he tried to find a way to bury the contents of the three lotus jars to the other side of the river five hundred miles away. ”

“Are they okay from now on?” Xiaoxia asked after hearing what Ruan Zhan said.